CONSTELLIUM UPDATE Rallies, Food Drive Planned For Striking Steelworkers
Reported by: Jeff Morris
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Aug. 22, 2012 12:48 PM EDT
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Ravenswood
, Jackson County
, West Virginia
Several rallies and a food drive with the collection of nonperishable items are planned for striking workers at Constellium’s aluminum rolling plant in Ravenswood.
The first rally is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at the Steelworkers Union Local 5668’s union hall on state Route 2 in Ravenswood, union member Jim Puccio said Wednesday.
A second rally and a concert are set for noon Sept. 8 at the union hall, Puccio said.
Meanwhile, a food drive with a collection of nonperishable food items will be conducted now through the September rally and concert.
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